Davenport-bed.



E. N. BROWN.

DAVENPORT BED.

ArgLxcATxoN FILED APR. 20. 1914.

E. N. BROWN.

DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, I9I4.

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DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION F|L En APR.20. 1914.

Patented June 22, 1915.

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AFPLLCATIQN FILED APR. 20. 1914,

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EDWARD N. BROWN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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This invention relates to a davenport-bed, all substantially as shown and described and particularly pointed outvin the claims.

In the accompanying' drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the structure showing the bed open, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one corner of the bed and the davenport seat suspended by links therefrom. Fig. 4 is a cross section of Fig. 1 showing the bed open. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation on line 5 5, Fig. 6, showing one of the bed connecting links enlarged. Fig. 6 is a cross section of the bed corresponding to Fig. 4 in the line on which it is taken but showing the bed sections in the partially opened psition to which the springs therewith raise the said parts when released from the back. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the back. Fig. 8 is a cross section showing the bed folded. Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the seat and the two bed sections and their connections and of sundry other parts therewith. Fig. 10 is an inside perspective view of one of the end or arm members of the main frame, and Fig. 11 is a plan view on line 11-11, Fig. 9, and showing a portion of the inner frame on which the bed sections are mounted. Fig.

12 is a rear elevation of the structure with the bed folded. Figs. 13, 14 and 15 are views of details by which the top rail or bar is connected with the end members, and Figs. 16 and 17 are side and edge views respectively of the end levers on the back.

Several distinct features of construction and operation characterize the structure as Specicaton of Letters Patent. i

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application led April 20, 1914. Serial No. 833,282.

ever present danger of checking or' cracking the ends of the top rail as is always liable when it is bored for dowels and which develop a constant weakness in the frame. These objections are overcome and remedied in the present bed by means of the parts shown enlarged in Figs. 13-14 and 15 and which comprise a bracket b which has fianges with screw holes 4 through the saine by which it is firmly secured to the rear and top portion of each end member 2, as seen clearly in Fig. 10. This bracket has a walled tapering seat for a companion wedgeshaped bracket ZX fixed on the bottom and end of the top rail 3 and a strong horizontally positioned screw 6 engages through the bracketb into the threaded boss 7 in bracket b to draw said parts firmly together in a horizontal direction. A screw 8 is headed or fixed in bracket b and depends therefrom through open slot 9 in seat 5 to be engaged by a nut beneath, and the brackets b and are thus firmly locked together ver- Y tically and an easily separated connection is effected without marring or endangering the connected parts.

Second. My next improvement consists in the back operating and connecting mechanism which avoids the objections found in former structures of this kind wherein there was more or less adjusting of parts required and certain of the parts were necessarily mounted on the end members of the frame. In my present construction the back itself carries all the said mechanism and there are no adjustments whatever. This mechanism comprises a lever Z as the main element, and which has the Shape shown in Figs. 16 and 17, and is pivoted near its upper end at 12 on an ear or clip 14 secured to the end and rear of the frame carrying the back B which, in turn, hangs-or is hinged from the front edge of top iail 3, Fig. 4. The said lever Z has its lower end offset inward or laterally as seen at 18, Fig. 17, to bring the hook 2O thereon into position to engage beneath the catch 19 at the corner of the front bed section and to serve as a means of support for said section and the seat S thereon when the bed is folded, Fig. 8. The upper end of said lever has a rearward projection or extension 21 above its pivot 12 to engage the retracting spring s therewith and which is fixed to the bottom of back B at its other end. Thisl spring serves to throw said lever normally forward into engaging position of the front bed section C when the bed is folded, as described. It fdllov'v's by the forel going construction that the bed section, will automatically engage and rest on said lever whenfolded and pressed down at the rear and the back will automatically swing for# ward against the rear edge of the seat, when this occurs, and all trace of the bed will have disappeared. In fact by pressing the bed section o down onto the said levers Z the back B is forced forward at itsbottom through the action of said levers. The idle.

position of the lever is seen in Fig. 7 where it is in position to be engagedfby lip 19 when the bed is turned down, and from this position the said lever swings into avertical plane, Fig.l 8. As this occurs the back swings over the rear edge of the said bed section relatively as seen in Fig. 8 and -causes the Wedge 24, fixed on its -middle and bottom of the back to ride in over or upon the edge rail 25 of the said section and provide a temporary lock for the back, thus practically holding the said parts in position for use as a sofa or davenport. The said rail 25 has spring enough, Fig. 12, to allow a wedging eli'ect like this to be obtained without injury. In this connection it is also to be noted that the springs S at the front and bottom are arranged and connected at their ends in such manner vas to exert a lifting action on the rear of bed section C from its folded position, Fig. 8', to the inclined position seen in Fig. 6, so that when the back B is pressed rearward to 'release said section the section will beautomatically raised by said springs S and thus also liberate itself from the levers Z.

Third. The next material feature of the invention consists in the means by which the folding bed sections are anchored or supported in or by the inner or auxiliary frame within the outer or main frame comprising the ends 2, and the top rear rail or bar 3. The said inner frame is made up chiefly of two front angle iron bars 30 one above and apart from the other as seen in Fig. 8 and angle iron end bars 31 braced in the angles or corners rigidly with or to said longitudinal bars 30 and perfectly rigid therewith. The invention contemplates the easy attachment and detachmentof 'thisinner frame from the outer frame, and also the easy and convenient detachment of the bed sections from the said inner frame, and the front board 4 is affixed to this frame. To these ends the end or arm members 2 are provided with right angled rests r, Fig. 10, at their rear and bottom which have slots 34 in their top, and the front of the said side members have rests r with hooks or spurs 22 at their front adapted to seat the corner posts 32 ofthe said inner frame thereon, the said posts having open notches'of V-shape to engage on said rests and support said frame permanently at the front.' The end bars 31 have their extteinities fashioned into'tongue shape as seen at 33 to enter the slots 34 in the rests 1- and thus seat the said frame in o" upon the main frame. It will be seen that 'iii these supports the inner frame is simply seated and requires -no boltsv or screws or other troublesome fastenings. The posts 32 extend upward above the upper bar 30 of the inner frame and have the front bed section C pivoted on bolts on the top thereof to `svvingto4 open and closed positions, and the rear lbed section is connected `\t o, the front section by links or yokes 35 which provide the only connection between said,- sections. The said links are extra heavy and rigid and overlap both ends of said sections at their pivots 36 to make the connection 'as rigid as possible and preserve the folding effect; r.Ihis effect is especially important ecause there are no endwise braces at t c middle of the bed to prevent sagging at the middle of the mattressm as in this class of beds generally. The said mattress m is a continuous webbing from front to rear covering both bed. sections, and the said links or yokes 32 are the exclusive means to keep the mattress stretched and to prevent sagging. To this end the said links are supplemented and strengthened by the bearings 38, bolted to the respective bed` sections at the said pivots 36, and thesaid bearings are of semi-circular form with a right 'angled flange through which they are secured to said frames or sections. It follows that when the frames are in partially folded position, Fig. '6, the said links come opposite said bearings and are confined to the same working relation as when the sections are down and the said links lie against the ends thereof. Otherwise or without said extra bearings the tendency would be to pull the links loose on their pivots and cause `sagging of the mattress. Obviously, the front of the outer' or main frame is connected between its ends by the inner frame engaged therewith on the hooks 22, and the front board 4 has the skirting of the seat attached thereto and which closes the structure at the front and avoids exposure of the interior parts.

In Fig. 8 the connecting link 35 is shown to have such len'gth that when the two bed sections are folded the rear 'Section will be down and out of the way and ample room is made between the two sections to receive the bedding. In this position, also, the semicircular bearing plates bear against said links and serve as strengthening parts as described. The face of these bearings is flush 19 with the hook 20 of lever Z and is then further depressed the said lever forces the back forward at its bottom owing to the position and pivot of the lever and the swing of the back from the rail 3 above.

The springs S are idle until the bed sections approach to about the position seen in Fig. 6. Assuming that the sections are to be folded from this position the said spring will be put under increasing tension as the folding proceeds. Thus, a link 40 connects the spring with the frame D back some distance on its end and a right angled plate 41 fixed on said frame bears edgewise on said link. The link 42, pivoted at one end on cross bar 31 of the inner frame and on the said section D back toward its rear portion, Figs. 4 and 6, forces the said section rearward as it is lowered rthrough links 35, and the joint action of the parts is to put said spring under its extreme tension when the sections are folded. In the raised position of the parts the link 42 serves as a support for the inner bed section. Hence, also, when back B is pushed from over the rear of bed section C the said section comes at once under the lifting tendency of the spring mechanism described and if the spring S be strong enough it will be raised to about the elevation shown in Fig. 6. Then the farther tilting of the said section to full open position is an easy operation by hand and the rear section is raised as shown in Fig. 4.

When the bed sections are completely unfolded as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the links 35 are parallel with the end rails and seated on rest portions 37 (see Fig. 2) thereby preventing collapse of the section D at its joint portions, and the support afforded lby rests 37 and the links 35 also assist in upholding the front section C, although the folding legs 43 are mainly relied upon to support the section C when unfolded. The Seat S is suspended from rail 25 of section C by hinged loops or links 44 which are detachably engaged with open clips 45 on the seat (see Fig. 3).

The bracket b has a front extension 11 which affords a rest for the bottom strip 3 which is secured to rail 3 and the weight of the back B is sustained by this extension when the assembling and separating operations of the rail 3 with the ends 2 is being carried on.

What I claim is:

1. The bed described having two folding sections and links connecting the ends thereof across thefold line and a wire mattress stretched across said sections, and bearing plates fixed on said sections in a plane with the ends thereof and extending above said ends 'in position to brace the said links when the sections are folded.

2. A davenport-bed having a swing back and levers pivoted on the ends thereof and a pivotally mounted bed section adapted to make hook connection with said levers.

3. A davenport bed as described, having a swinging back and levers pivoted on the ends thereof provided with springs to throw them forward, and a folding bed section provided with catches at its ends and bottom adapted to engage the lower ends of said levers.

4. The structure described comprising a swinging back and spring controlled levers thereon having hooks at their ends, in combination with a bed section having lips adapted to engage over and rest upon said hooks, and said levers constructed to press said back forward when engagement is made by said bed section with said levers.

5. The structure described comprising a swinging back and a folding bottom adapted to be 'turned beneath the edge of said back, means temporarily engaging the back with said section and a wedge shaped part on said back adapted to bear on the edge of said section iand hold the said parts separably together.

6. A main frame for a davenport-bed having slotted plates inside at its rear and bottom and hooks at its front and bottom, in combination with an inner frame having front and end portions rigidly connected and provided with posts seated on said hooks and tongues on said end portions inserted in said slots, and two bed sections supported from the tops of said posts and links connecting the rear of said bed-frames with the ends of said inner frame.

7. In a folding bed as described, a set of bed sections and an inner frame on which said sections are pivotally supported through EDWARD BROWN.

Witnesses:

B. C. TAYLOR, R. B. MOSER. 

